“Ugh,” Matt thought for a final time as the game drew to a close with yet another line involving both religion and faith in other people, “could this have been any more cliched?”
Matt does not really think it could have. InvertMouse’s Bermuda, a visual novel that is broken into eight episodes if you count the prologue and end, six of which contain a stealth mission right around the middle, none of which took him more than 10 minutes, most of which took him somewhere around 5, is quite literally a monument to every stereotype and cliche he could think of. The plot is so predictable based on the characters, other than one event which was a poor attempt at making the reader cry, and so brief that it ultimately left him with a very “meh” feeling by the end of it.
Hardcore Gamer: "This visual novel and stealth puzzle game hybrid focuses on Edward and his friends after being trapped in an alien submarine. It’s only about an hour long, but the price point bears that in mind."
Christopher Chu from Capsule Computers wrote:
Bermuda is one of those titles that jumps out and surprises you in the face, making you regret ever doubting it in the first place. The adventurous stealth title was created by the talented InvertMouse, an independent developer who has also created other visual novel titles such as Unhack. Bermuda follows the adventures of Edward, Paul, and Joanna, as they are abducted onto an alien vessel during a camping trip gone wrong. With Joanna ported off the alien vessel and the remaining two captives still on the ship, Edward and Paul must figure out a way to escape this alien vessel, but they are held prisoners by their captors, who seem to be underwater dwelling beings that aim to keep the peace between humans and themselves, but will resort to violence when needed. The Bermuda Triangle myth that humanity has sought to understand for so long turns out to be much more than a myth.
It is not often that visual novels with legitimate, incontrovertible gameplay come out. It is even less often that they offer open-ended gameplay. InvertMouse’s Bermuda offers both.
